APC postpones presidential primaries
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its presidential primary, earlier fixed for May 29/30.
Barr Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party, stated this in his statement released in the early hours of Saturday.
He said the exercise will now be held between June 6, 7 and 8, 2022.
“Following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s extension of deadline for the submission of list of candidates by political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) hereby postpones its special convention for presidential primary from Sunday, 29th – Monday, 30th of May, 2022 to Monday, 6th – Wednesday, 8th of June, 2022,” the party said.
INEC extended the primaries deadline by six days after meeting with the leadership of the 18 registered political parties at its headquarters in Abuja on Friday.
The Inter Party Advisory Commission (IPAC) had asked for a week extension for political parties to conclude the conduct of their presidential conventions and primaries.
IPAC chairman, Engr Yabagi Yusuf Sani had urged INEC to adjust its June 3rd timeline for the conduct of primaries.
Sani said, “I want to thank you for giving us the very official time to meet with you once again on the issue of how the parties can collaborate with you to ensure that we have a crisis-free election as we conduct our primaries.”
On its part, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to have its own primaries on Saturday, barring any last minute adjustment.
